[TriLUG] libcurl.so.2 and Mandriva 2006

[Tanner Lovelace]

On 5/19/06, Scott Chilcote <scottchilcote at earthlink.net> wrote:
> matt1027 wrote:
> > I just tried to install an rpm and got an error message that
> > libcurl.so.2 could not be found.
> ...
> > Can anyone tell me the best course of action here?  Do I need curl
> > and/or libcurl?  Does the version matter?  Do I just download to a
> > directory (which directory?) or do I need to do an installation
> > procedure with it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
>
> That is the version of libcurl that comes in the package curl-7.9.8.
>
> You can get the RPM for curl for Mandriva by searching for "curl" on
> rpmfind.net.

No!  Don't do that.  Go to the Easy Urpmi site ( http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ ),
follow the instructions there to set up urpmi for your system and
then just type

urpmi curl

To install it.

Cheers,
Tanner
-- 
Tanner Lovelace
clubjuggler at gmail dot com
http://wtl.wayfarer.org/
(fieldless) In fess two roundels in pale, a billet fesswise and an
increscent, all sable.